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Gallery: Astana unveils new signings and 2012 kit

Vinokourov joined by Brajkovic and Gavazzi

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Alexander Vinokourov (Astana)

Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Team Astana for 2012

Team Astana for 2012 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) out at the beach

Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) out at the beach (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Egor Silin (Astana)

Egor Silin (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Egor Silin (Astana) is ready for a fight

Egor Silin (Astana) is ready for a fight (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Kenin Seeldraeyers (Astana) comes over from Quick Step

Kenin Seeldraeyers (Astana) comes over from Quick Step (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Kenin Seeldraeyers (Astana) comes over from Quick Step

Kenin Seeldraeyers (Astana) comes over from Quick Step (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Sergey Renev (Astana)

Sergey Renev (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Simone Ponzi (Astana) is a new signing

Simone Ponzi (Astana) is a new signing (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Evgueny Petrov (Astana)

Evgueny Petrov (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) with his S-Works

Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) with his S-Works (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Alexander Vinokourov (Astana)

Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana)

Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Roman Kreuziger (Astana)

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) will lead the team next season

Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) will lead the team next season (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) won a Giro d'Italia stage in 2011

Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) won a Giro d'Italia stage in 2011 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Back after his crash at the Tour de France, Alexander Vinokourov (Astana)

Back after his crash at the Tour de France, Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Dmitry Muravyev (Astana)

Dmitry Muravyev (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Francesco Martinelli (Astana)

Francesco Martinelli (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Dmitry Gruzdev (Astana)

Dmitry Gruzdev (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Francesco Gavazzi (Astana)

Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Janez Brajkovic (Astana) moves over from RadioShack

Janez Brajkovic (Astana) moves over from RadioShack (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Janez Brajkovic (Astana) will lead the team at the Tour de France

Janez Brajkovic (Astana) will lead the team at the Tour de France (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Janez Brajkovic (Astana)

Janez Brajkovic (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Borut Bozic (Astana)

Borut Bozic (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Assan Bazayev (Astana)

Assan Bazayev (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Team Astana for 2012

Team Astana for 2012 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana)

Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Francesco Gavazzi (Astana)

Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Roman Kreuziger (Astana)

Roman Kreuziger (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) will be looking for a year without health problems

Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) will be looking for a year without health problems (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Robert Kiserlovski (Astana)

Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Tanel Kangert (Astana)

Tanel Kangert (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Andrej Kasheskin (Astana)

Andrej Kasheskin (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Andrej Kasheskin (Astana)

Andrej Kasheskin (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana)

Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana)

Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana)

Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Team Astana held their first training camp in the tail-end of the 2011, and the squad found time to take a set of publicity photos displaying their new team kit, bikes and roster for 2012.

The team's kit remains very much in keeping with its past, and the Specialized bikes are also retained.

The main changes come with the team roster, with a raft of new signings coming in. Andrey Kaschekin makes his move from Lampre permanent and is joined  by fellow Lampre castaway Francesco Gavazzi. The team have also bolstered their climbing prowess with Kevin Seeldraeyers joining from Quick Step.

Janez Brajkovic is the biggest star to join. The former Dauphine winner joins from RadioShack and will be the team leader at the Tour de France in July.

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